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Ice storm in Ille-et-Vilaine. Accidents and new measures

Be careful on the roads ofIlle-et-Vilaine, this Friday February 12 and tomorrow Saturday. Aftersnowy episode which hit the department on Tuesday February 9, the cold intensified this weekend, making traffic conditions particularly difficult.

“The yellow“ snow and ice ”vigilance will last until tomorrow morning, Saturday February 13, 10 am, specifies the prefecture of Ille-et-Vilaine. The soils are cold and, if a moment of local softening allows partial melting, a refreezing will intervene in the evening for the whole night (-3 to -4 °, even -5 ° in the country of Fougères). “

On Saturday morning, the fine clearings associated with cold soils should again cause ice. “Over the hours Saturday, cloud cover will thicken. “ If freezing rains are to affect Côtes-d’Armor and Morbihan, Ille-et-Vilaine should be spared. The warm weather will set in from Sunday.

Several accidents that night

The prefecture alerts and advises to postpone all non-essential trips: “Traffic conditions on the secondary network remain difficult, particularly in the south of the department (Redon, Bain-de-Bretagne). “ Several accidents occurred on the night of Thursday 11 to Friday 12 February in the south of the department.

On the national network, “The conditions are correct except on the bar of Fougères which remains significantly icy. To the west of the department, traffic conditions are difficult on the RN12 and RN164 ”, respectively connecting Rennes to Brest and Rennes to Châteaulin.

Traffic restriction measures for heavy goods vehicles

Given this situation, “The traffic restriction measures for heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes are maintained in Ille-et-Vilaine on the national and departmental network until the end of the event”, indicate state services. Truck drivers are forced to a speed limit with a reduction of 20 km / h. They are also prohibited from overtaking.

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